Domestic appliance



Oct. 2, 1951 G. c. PEARCE 2,569,775

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G. C. PEARCE DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Oct. 2, 1951 13 Sheets-Sheet 15 FiledSept. 18, 1946 k FIG.36 Mia 4 Patented Oct. 2, 1951 DOMESTIC APPLIANCEGeorge C. Pearce, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to General Motors Corporation,Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Application September 18, 1946,Serial No. 697,622

3 Claims.

This invention relates to domestic appliances, and more particularly toelectric ranges.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending applicationSerial No. 613,982, filed September 1, 1945 for Domestic Appliance, andSerial No. 616,361, filed September 14, 1945 now Patent No. 2,550,161for Domestic Appliance.

An object of this invention is to provide a range having a box-likeframe to which side panels, a cooking top, an oven liner, an oven door,and other parts may be attached to form the completed range.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box-like frame uponwhich all of the wiring of the range may be mounted before the sidepanels and other finishing parts of the range are attached thereto, theframe being sufficiently small and light in construction to permit theeasy handling and moving about, while the wiring is being mounted on theframe.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparentfrom the following description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein a preferred form of the present invention is clearlyshown.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the range, in perspective, with the oven doorclosed;

Fig. 2 is a View, in perspective, with the door open to reveal theinterior of the oven;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the range;

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 5--5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal cross-section taken along the line 5-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. '7 is a view, in perspective, of the box-like frame, with the oven,insulation, and oven door added;

Fig. 8 is a vertical side view of the box-like frame;

Fig. 9 is a front vertical view of the box-like frame;

Fig, 10 is a top view of the frame, with portions broken away;

Fig. 11 is a rear view of the structure shown in Fig. 7, with certainportions of the wiring diagrammatically indicated;

Fig. 12 is an exploded view of the structural parts of the range:

Fig. 13 is a view in perspective of the top panel of the range;

Fig. 14 is a view of the top of the frame;

Fig. 15 is a view of the front of the top of the frame;

Fig. 16 is a view of the switch bar;

Fig. 1'7 is a view of the front switch panel;

Fig. 18 is a View of the drip pan;

Fig. 19 is a view of the rear panel of the frame;

Figs. 20 and 21 are views of the rear connecting plates;

Fig. 22 is a view of an angle member in the rear of the box-like frame;

Figs. 23, 24 and 25 are views of the bottom members of the box-likeframe;

Fig. 26 is a view of the front member of the box-like frame; 7

Fig. 2'7 is a view of the front lower panel of the range;

Fig. 28 is a view of the supporting base for the frame;

Fig. 29 is a view, in perspective, showing the cable connections for thewiring diagram;

Fig. 30 is a wiring diagram for the range;

Fig. 31 is a view similar to a portion of Fig. 29, but showing amodification;

Fig. 32 is an enlarged vertical cross-section of a portion of the top ofthe oven door and drip p Fig. 33 is a vertical cross-sectional viewshowing the door counterbalancing means, and taken along the line 3333of Fig. 35;

Fig. 34 is a view of a portion of Fig. 33 showing the parts in adifferent position;

Fig. 35. is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line 35-35of Fig. 33; and

Fig. 36 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken along the line 36-436of Fig. 33.

A range, according to my invention, is shown in its completed form inFigs. 1 through 6. In its initial stages of construction, a skeletonbox-like frame is constructed as shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, and in alater stage as shown in Figs. '7 and 11. This box-like frame issufficiently small to allow the easy handling for placing the wiringthereon, and also for installing the oven liner, insulation, front doorand other parts, before the side panels and base are added. The box-likeframe, oven liner, side panels, oven door, top panel and base, which gointo making the rigid part of the range, are shown in Fig. 12, in anexploded View. The parts are exploded by moving them in a generaldirection away from the center of Fig. 12.

The members which are used to construct the box-like frame, and switchboard panel are shown in Figs. 13 through 26.

The box-like frame construction permits the placing of prefabricatedcables on the frame, which are mounted as indicated in Fig. 29, or itsmodification in Fig. 31. These cables produce the electrical connectionsshown in Fig. 30. The

door counterbalancing means are shown in Figs. 33 through 36. The upperend of the door and its adjacent details are shown in Fig. 32.

Some of the outer parts of the range, shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4,include, a front oven door I0, front switch cover panel II, front lowerpanel I2, base I3, side panels I4 and I5, top panel I6, and rear coverI'I. These parts are, enerally, the last to be assembled on the range.

The box-like frame includes a front member 20, a top trough-like member2 I, and lower channels 22 and 23. The front member is provided withvertical rearwardly directed flanges 24 and 25 and with an internalrearwardly directed flange 26, and which is adapted to receive the ovenliner 21. The front member 20 also has a top rearwardly directed flange28. This flange 28 has a central indentation 29, which provides a recessto permit the insertion of the users fingers to pull out the drip pan30. The bottom channels 22 and 23 are welded at their front ends to thefront member 20, and at their rear ends to the rear member 3|. Thetrough-like top member 2| has its rear edges 33 and 34 extended into therearward channels a 35 and 36 of the member 3|, and has its forward edge37 welded under the top flange 28 of the front member 20. Thetrough-like member 2| also has a bottom 32 and side walls 40 and 4|, thewalls being provided with top flanges 42 and 43. The side walls 40 and4| are provided with forward L-shaped extensions 44 and 45. The bottom32 has upwardly directed rear flange 32a.

The front switch cage 46 is welded at the front portion of thetrough-like member 2| by means of the flanges 4'! and 48, which arewelded to the interior of the walls 4| and 40 respectively. The cage 46is in the form of a forwardly directed channel having top flange 49 andlower flange 50.

The control switches are mounted on the rear of the switch bar 5|, withtheir control stems 52 extending through the openings 52a. The wires areattached to the control switches, and then the switch bar 5| is boltedto the front portions of the flanges 44 and by means of the bolts 53.

The oven liner is a box-like structure 21 having side walls, 69a, 6%,top wall 600, bottom wall d, rear wall 601. The walls 60a, 60b, 60c and69d have outwardly directed flanges 60. The oven liner 2? is insertedthrough the opening made by the flanges 26, and is held in place byrearwardly extending bolts 21a attached to the rear wall 607 of theliner, the bolts 21a passing through openings 6|, 62 in the rear member3| and bein secured by nuts 21b.

The liner 2? has openings 64 and 65, which register with openings 66 and6'! in the rear member 3| for the reception of the terminal blocks andbayonet connections 68 and 69 for the heaters 64a and a. The tighteningof nuts 21?) pu ls the liner flanges 69 tightly against the face offront member 20.

After, or before, the oven liner 2! has been assembled in the box-likeframe, it may be surrounded with insulation 210. Any type of blanketinsulation may be used to wrap around the liner.

If desired, the door I0 may be assembled on the box-like frame. The doormay be of the character disclosed in the patent to F. H. Mc- Cormick No.2,378,421, granted June 19, 1945. The counterbalancing structure,however, preferably is diiferent, and is more particularly shown inFigs. 33 through 36 and described and claimed, per se, in my copendingapplication S. N. 616,361. The door I0 may have its pin 1|,corresponding to pins 40 or 115 of the McCormick patent, held by abracket I2, which is bolted by bolts '13 to the channels 22 and 23. Thearm 14 corresponds to the arms 50 of the McCormick patent; but its endis shaped differently, being provided with a forwardly directed wedgeI5, which rides over a roller or pin I9 carried between the levers II,which are fulcrumed on the pin I8 carried by the bracket E2. Between thearms 'II there is a pulley I9, which turns on the shaft 89 carried bythe arms 11. A spring 8| is hooked into the opening 82 at the end of thearm I4, and the other end of the spring is secured at 83 by a hook 8Ia,or any other suitable fastening means. The tension of the spring 8|acting on the pulley I9 causes the pin I6 to be urged against the wedgeI5. This action holds the door fully closed, as shown in Fig. 33, orpartially open, for broiling purposes, as shown in Fig. 34. The positionof the parts, as the door snaps from partly open to fully closedpositions is shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 34. When the door isfully opened, the spring 8| exerts a. counterbalancing action, as itrides over the pulley 51. At this time, the ends 11a, of the arms 17,rest against the channels 22. If desired, an apron or guard 85 may beprovided to hold the insulation away from the counterbalancing means,and may be secured to the front member 29 and channel 22.

After the door and insulation have been placed on the partiallyassembled range, wiring may be assembled thereon. Preferably the wiringis made of previously fabricated cables as shown in Fig. 29; althoughindividual wires may be used, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 30. Referringmore particularly to Figs. 11, 29 and 30, Figs. 11 and 30 may beregarded as wiring diagram of the cable structure shown in Fig. 29. Aterminal block may be placed on the back of the range, to which thepower line connector 99a A, B, C may be secured. The terminal block 90may be connected with the various parts of the range as follows: Wires 9I, 92 and 93, which are connected to block 90, pass through the openingW, in flange 35, and continue on the outside of flange 4|, oftrough-like structure 2 I, to the opening R from whence they havebranches 94, and 9'3, connected to the switches 91, which are mounted onthe back of witch bar 5|. The wires 9|, 92 and 93 and branches 94, 95and 96 pass along the inside of trough 50 after entering through theopening R to reach the switches 91. The outgoing terminals of theswitches 91 are connected by wires 98 to the top heater units 99. Beforereaching the top units 99, the wires 98 pass through the openings R or Sto the outside of the trough-like structure 2| and thence back into thetrou h, through the openings T or U. from whence they may be connectedto the top units 99, after the range top l6 has been placed on thestructure. The top units 99 may be of the character disc osed in theatent to F. H. McCormick, No. 2,320,041, granted May 25, 1943.

Another set of wires I0| and I02 are con nected to wires 9| and 93 asshown in Fig. 30, or to their terminals at block 90 as shown in Fig. 11,pass through openings Q and S to the thermostatic switch I03, which maybe of a character disclosed in the patent to Millard E. Fry, No.2,388,839, granted November 13, 1945, from whence wires I04, I05, I06and I01 are connected to the lower and upper oven heaters I08 and I09 toprovide the circuit disclosed in the said patent II may extend directlyto the terminal block 90, V

as shown in Fig. 11. A thermostatic bulb III is placed in the oven linerand is connected by the tube II2 with the thermostatic switch I03. Ifdesired, an appliance plug H3, may be mounted on the switch panel II. Awire H4 may conmeet, one terminal of the plug H3 with the wire 92. Theother terminal of plug H3 may be con- 'nected by the wire I I5 to thefuse I I6 and thence by wire II'I to the wire 93 as shown in Figs. 29and 30 or directly to the block 90 as shown in Fig. 11.

From the foregoing it is evident that the above wiring connections maybe made before any of the side panels of the range are attached, and,with the exception of the top units 99, all the wiring connections canbe made before the top I6 is in place.

In the modification shown in Fig. 31, the wires for the top units passthrough openings Z in flange 49, instead of through openings R or S andlead to the top units 99a of the top I6a. Otherwise the wiring may bethe same as previously disclosed with regard to Figs. 11, 29 and 30.

After the range has been assembled as thus far disclosed, the sidepanels I4 and I5 may be attached. This is accomplished by bolting theflange I2I of the panels I4 and I5 into the bolt holes I 22 formed onthe face of the front member 20. Also, the front switch panel II may besecured by screws I23, which may pass through openin s I23a in the panelII directly behind the switch knobs I24 and I25. The screws I23 engagethe switch bar 5I at threaded holes I23b. It is understood that theswitch knobs I24 and I25 are of the bayonet type, and may be pulled awayfrom their stems in order to permit access to screws I23 and to allowthe switch panel I I to be removed or assembled on a range.

The lower front panel I2 is mounted in the range by resting it on theupwardly directed spring clips I21 (Fig. 3) which may be carried by theside panels I4 and I5, or any other part of the range. The lower flangeI28 of the panel I2 is provided with openings which engage thedownwardly directed spring clips I29. The springs I29 may also becarried by the panels I4 and I5. It is understood that the upper andlower flanges of the panel I2 are provided with openings or detents forthe reception of cooperating portions of the clips I21 and I29.

The base I3 has upper flanges I30 and I3I which may be bolted at l36a tothe lower flanges I36 and I3I of the side of the panels I4 and I5.

The back Il may be secured by screws I30a. The back flanges I3Ia and I32of the base I3 may be secured to vertical plates I33 and I34 by screwsI35. The upper ends of the plates I33 and I34 previously may have beensecured to the flanges 35 and 36 of the back 3I.

The top I6 is secured at the rear to the range by means of brackets I38,which are welded to the back splasher flange I39, and which haveforwardly directed flanges I40 (Fig. 3). Bolts I4I pas through flangesI40 of brackets I38, top flanges I42 of side panels I4 and I5 intothreaded holes I43 in flanges 42 and 43 of member 2|. The

6 holes I43 maybe reinforced by nuts (not shown) welded to the undersideof flanges 42 and 43.

The top I6 is secured near the front of the range by bolts I45 whichpass through top flanges I42 of the side panels I4 and I5 and engagenuts welded under the holes I46 to the flanges 42 and 43. The bolts I45and HI may be manipulated before mounting the top units 99 and the dripshields I46a on the top I6.

The drip pan 30 rests on bottom 32 of the trough 2 I. It catches anymaterial spilled on the heating units, which then falls through theopening I4I of the drip shields I46. The drippan 30 is provided with anindentation I48 (Fig. 32) in which the users fingers may be inserted toremove the pan, after the door has been opened.

An insulation supporting plate I49 may be placed between the flange I50and the lower flange I5I (Fig. 3) of the front member 20. The flange I50may be welded to the member 3I. The plate I49 is provided with cut-awayears I52 and I53 to aid in holding the plate I49 in place.

A vent from the oven is provided. This comprises a cylindrical fittingI54 secured to the rear member 3| at the Opening I54a. An opening I55 inthe oven liner telescopes into the fitting I54. A channel shield I56 isplaced over the rear end of the fitting I54 and extends to an openingI51. The vapors released in the oven may flow through the fittingI54;'channel shield I56 and opening I5I into the space inside the trough2 I. From thence the vapors may dissipate in diluted form through thecooking, top units into the surrounding atmosphere.

The rear cover I! may be attached by means of screws I30a after all ofthe wiring has been assembled on the range.

While the form of embodiment of the invention as herein disclosed,constitutes a preferred form, it is to be understood that other formsmight be adopted, as may come within the scope of the claims whichfollow.

What is claimed is as follows:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a skeletonbox-like frame including centrally open front and side sections, aU-shaped back section, a trough-like top section, and a forwardly openU-shaped switch cage in front of said top section, an oven liner in saidframe, a cooking top over said top section and switch cage, top electricheaters supported by said cooking top, an oven electric heater in saidoven, switches in said cage, power lines passing outwardly through anopening in said U-shaped back section, thence along the outside saidtrough-like top section, thence through an opening into said switchcage, and being connected to said switches, connector lines passing fromone of said switches through said openings to said oven electric heater,and connector lines passing from other of said switches to said topelectric heaters through openings in the top of said switch cage.

2. In a' device of the character described, in combination, a skeletonbox-like frame including centrally open front and side sections, a U-shaped back section, a trough-like top section, and a forwardly openU-shaped switch cage in front of said top section, a switch bar in frontof said switch cage, switches in the rear of said bar with stemextending forwardly through said switch bar, a front switch panel infront of said bar with openings through which said stems extend, andremovable handles in front of said switch panel and secured to saidstems.

3. In a device of the character described, in

combination, a skeleton box-like frame including centrally open frontand side sections, a U- shaped back section, a trough-like top section,and a forwardly open U-shaped switch cage in front of said top section,an oven in said frame, an oven door in front of said frame, side panelssecured to and supporting said frame, and a door counterbalance belowsaid frame and inside the lower portion of one of said panels.

GEORGE C. PEARCE REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number D; 116,954 2,019,045 5 2,097,977 2,161,5372,291,737 2,375,242 2,414,162 10 2,414,163 2,418,152

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Name Date Heym Oct. 3, 1939 Chafee Oct. 29, 1935 Hofferbert Nov. 2, 1937Stockstrom June 6, 1939 Lockwood Aug. 4, 1942 Lockwood et a1. May 8,1945 Morton Jan. 14, 1947 Barnsteiner et a1. Jan. 14, 1947 Avery Apr 1,1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Apr. 18, 1940

